Northern NSW and South East Queensland Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 31st January)
Best Days: Plenty of waves right throughout the period, although local winds will confine the best waves to protected spots. Looking quite active later next week too.
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 29th January)
Best Days: Monday - Wednesday at south swell magnets
Recap
A building NE windswell was seen through yesterday with strengthening N/NW winds, while a peak was seen this morning just as a S/SE change swept through creating good waves in protected southern corners. The swell should of eased more during the day as winds tended more E'ly.
South Australian Forecast (issued Wednesday 29th January)
Best Days:
Recap
The surf bottomed out yesterday morning under a fresh offshore, while a late afternoon change created poor conditions that have persisted into today across the South Coast.
Northern NSW and South East Queensland Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 29th January)
Best Days: Every day in protected spots out of the wind
Recap
Medium to large levels of trade-swell continued across both regions yesterday and today with poor winds for open beaches across the Sunny, Gold and upper North Coasts, but more favourable winds further south.
Best Days: Thursday morning, Saturday morning, Sunday morning, possibly early Monday
Recap
The surf was tiny and clean across the Surf Coast yesterday morning while exposed beaches east of Melbourne and other exposed spots offered the best waves under the stiff N'ly wind. A late onshore change was seen across the state bringing down temperatures while creating poor surf into today with a small increase in long-range W/SW groundswell.
Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 29th)
Best Days: No great days
Recap
Yesterday started off tiny with a mix of NE windswell and leftover S/SE swell, but a freshening NE'ly kicked up some fun NE windswell into the late afternoon.
This windswell peaked this morning a little stronger than expected with north-east facing beaches coming in at 2-3ft+. A drop in size has since been seen and early N'ly winds are now increasing from the NE.
Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 24th January)
Best Days: Wednesday morning, Sunday morning
Recap
Margs and Gero performed best on Saturday with a small swell and offshore winds. A weak change moving through Sunday bought average conditions with the small to tiny amount of swell breaking across the state.
Today started off slow but a new SW groundswell has since filled in although conditions are poor again with onshore winds.
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 27th January)
Best Days: Wednesday in protected southern corners
Recap
Saturday was OK with a pulse of windswell and less than ideal winds, but a secondary increase in S'ly groundswell on Sunday with better winds provided great waves for Australia Day.
Today the swell has backed off with much smaller waves across the coast.
Best Days: Thursday, Friday morning, Saturday morning
Recap
A strong increase in SW groundswell was seen on Saturday to 3ft across Clifton with early W'ly winds. The swell held unexpectedly well into Sunday with more favourable winds ahead of a drop into the afternoon.
Today, tiny 1-1.5ft waves were breaking across Clifton with all day offshores.
Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 31st January)
*sorry for the late forecast update.. we’re down-staff for the next two weeks*
Best Days: Sat/Sun east of Melbourne. Tues/Wed east of Melbourne.